Where do I find sites about "digital domesticity?"

January 31, 2021 5:51 PM

Is there a site or series of sites about addressing traditional home economic concerns like budgeting, organizing, cleaning and scheduling with the assistance of technology that the average person would have on hand?

For instance, I want to make a spreadsheet of the contents of my wardrobe as if it were a retail inventory so I can just look at what I've bought, and would like to hear more about projects like this applied to the home. I'm not interested in expensive "smart products" for the home or hyper-specific apps that you have to purchase. I guess I want to know what programs I could use to run my home as if it were a business.

posted by Selena777 to Home & Garden (4 answers total)

Gnucash is free accounting software.
posted by aniola at 7:29 PM on January 31, 2021 [1 favorite]

This search query brought up a lot of sites that would interest you: “google docs template for shopping list”

Also this is lot tech but keep a list on my fridge of ingredients that I have inside the fridge. Like a “want to use up”list on a whiteboard.
posted by wowenthusiast at 9:24 PM on January 31, 2021 [1 favorite]

If you check out the app store for your device, there are several closet organizers that let you take pictures of the items in wardrobe that will not only you see what you have but also let you put together outfits that work.

Actually if you just google wardrobe organizer app you can find a bunch of reviews of what's available.
posted by metahawk at 9:41 PM on January 31, 2021

I think you won't find whole sites dedicated to this, but you'll probably get a lot out of targeted Google searches, using keywords like "personal" or "home" + "app" + whatever you're interested in: budget, organizer, cleaning, chores, inventory, wardrobe, etc etc. I'd be interested in a website like that, though!
posted by gakiko at 2:20 AM on February 1, 2021